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Huntsville superintendent: Fight at Lee High School was gang initiation (Huntsville, AL):
The four students from Lee High School who filmed a fight in a school bathroom and posted the video to YouTube did so as a gang initiation, Huntsville's superintendent said.
Source: The Huntsville Times
Date: February 4, 2012http://blog.al.com/...

Gang member sentenced to 25 years (Sandusky, OH):
A convicted gang member was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday morning. One of Denarea Swain's attorneys maintained that Swain was only part of a rap group, not a criminal gang, and asked the judge for the minimum sentenced.
Source: Sandusky Register
Date: November 21, 2011http://www.sanduskyregister.com/...

Montgomery officials confront violent new wave (Montgomery, AL):
There are three dead and 22 injured from a spate of con­nected shootings over a two-month span, and city, police and community leaders are searching for ways to quell the violence.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
Date: November 7, 2011http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/...

Montgomery says shootings result of organized groups (Montgomery, AL):
Montgomery Police say the Island Lounge shooting is related to at least three other shootings in Montgomery. Authorities stopped short of calling them gang related incidents but do say they are a result of trouble between loosely organized groups.
Source: WNCT 9 News
Date: November 2, 2011http://www.wncftv.com/...

Shooting victims linked to 'street gang' (Montgomery, AL):
The mention of the word "gang" by a witness temporarily halted a murder trial Wednesday, with defense attorneys objecting and calling for a mistrial.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
Date: October 26, 2011http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/...

Five accused of crimes linked to Bloods street gang (Montgomery, AL):
A federal grand jury indicted five alleged members of a street gang in connection with a string of violent crimes in Montgomery and Autauga Counties.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
Date: October 19, 2011http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/...

Montgomery police chief sheds light on city's gang activity (Montgomery, AL):
Gangs may look like they're showing up more through graffiti on old buildings and signs, but Montgomery Police Chief Kevin Murphy doesn't believe "they have any more presence now than they did a few years ago or even longer." Murphy says more graffiti doesn't mean organized gangs are popping up around town.
Source: WSFA 12 News
Date: October 19, 2011http://www.wsfa.com/...

When a gang is a gang: Bigger issue should be removing criminals from the streets (Anniston, AL):
Depending on your definition of the word “gangs,” the Taliban Clan and YNTO are either Anniston-area gangs involved in criminal activity, or they are friends who do nothing more than hang out and record rap songs.
Source: The Anniston Star
Date: October 18, 2011http://annistonstar.com/...

DA announces 46 arrests to address concerns about gangs (Anniston, AL):
A recent commitment to curbing gang violence in Calhoun County led to the arrests of at least 46 people in a Thursday morning warrants roundup, police officials said.
Source: The Anniston Star
Date: October 6, 2011http://annistonstar.com/...

Bessemer man robbed as part of gang initiation (Birmingham, AL):
A man in Bessemer was robbed Thursday morning by two young men wearing bandanas who told him it was part of their gang initiation. Police departments across the Greater Birmingham area are now on the lookout for the two suspects who allegedly robbed Anthony Eason, a 61-year-old Bessemer resident.
Source: WBRC FOX6 News
Date: September 22, 2011http://www.myfoxal.com/...

Local police to begin gang crackdown (Anniston, AL):
Calhoun County District Attorney Brian McVeigh said Monday that local law-enforcement agencies are beginning a crackdown on two gangs operating in Anniston and Hobson City.
Source: The Anniston Star
Date: September 12, 2011http://www.annistonstar.com/...

Three men arrested in gang beating (Auburn, AL):
Police arrested three Gwinnett teens on felony gang charges after they allegedly accosted a man in Auburn. All three suspects face battery and participation in gang activity charges.
Source: Gwinnett Daily Post
Date: July 7, 2011http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/...

Chicago gangster arrested in Ala. (Montgomery, AL):
A man wanted in connection with a shooting in Chicago was apprehended Friday in Montgomery. Deputy marshals and investigators with the U.S. Marshals Service's Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested Rodney King on Friday morning on East Fourth Street in Montgomery, according to a U.S. Marshals news release.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
Date: May 14, 2011http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/...

Is a gang working its way into a Montgomery neighborhood? (Montgomery, AL):
Several residents in a Montgomery neighborhood say they are being terrorized by new tenants. Some there say they believe it could be gang related.
Source: WAKA 8 News
Date: May 9, 2011http://www.waka.com/...

Officers prepare for gangs to emerge (Tuscaloosa, AL):
A room full of police investigators on Thursday viewed a photo of three young men standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall. Most people wouldn’t recognize it, but the graffiti bore the signs of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13.
Source: The Tuscaloosa News
Date: April 15, 2010http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/...

Former Los Angeles gang member to present anti-gang program in Bay Minette (Bay Minette, AL):
For some youngsters, getting involved in the thug life goes deeper than crime and violence. It's a misguided way to feel a part of something, according to experts.
Source: Mobile Press-Register
Date: February 21, 2010http://blog.al.com/...

Ala. school shooting likely gang-related (Madison, AL):
A lawyer for a ninth-grader charged with shooting a fellow student to death at their Alabama school says the violence was likely related to gang activity.
Source: The Washington Post
Date: February 8, 2010http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

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